'Doctors told me I had Crohn's disease - now I have 14 months left to live'

When Alex Jamieson was told she had bowel cancer in June 2021, the world she knew came crashing down around her.

“They told me it was bowel cancer. There’s no family history of bowel cancer so it was a massive shock. And at 37, I never thought it would be that.” In March this year, Alex, 39, had another major operation which was successful. Her prognosis was positive and she was told to go and enjoy her life. She would only need to be assessed every six months to ensure the cancer had not come back.

“I can’t explain how devastating it is,” Alex said as she broke down in tears. “Everyone has a death, haven’t they? You just don’t know when it is. “My daughter is in year three and I want to see her leave infant school. I want to see her not turn eight, but nine and 10 too. I can’t get my head around the fact I’m not going to be here for them.

Although the family are planning to get Alex started on a three-month NHS chemotherapy plan straight away, they are hoping to look at other treatments which may increase Alex’s chance of survival.

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Absolutely heartbreaking ,, evidently more screening needed for younger people with any change in their body 💭 I really hope she gets a treatment that works soon I'd love to hear about her recovery 💕

Jusus Christ any good news this is the third today !!

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